Finding Margaret - a case for reincarnation

by Margery Phelps

"This is a wonderful story." - Hollywood reviewer< />What happens when a modern-day Scarlett O’Hara finds herself on the Celestine Prophecy path in Atlanta during the 1980s? “Finding Margaret” is the saga of Emma St. Claire and her two-year encounter with foreboding dreams and psychic visions while on a crusade to save her large country home from a corrupt banker and an environmental disaster perpetrated by underhanded government bureaucrats. < />After two years of nightmares that portend a deadly tragedy in Atlanta, near paralysis of her arms, and falling into suicidal despair, Emma is lead to a parapsychologist.< />What is the tragedy? Can it be averted?< />Will Emma ever use her arms again?< />What happens to her dream home in the country?< />Can she avoid financial ruin at the hands of the bankers?< />The main < />Emma St. Claire, forty-two, an identical twin, wife, mother of two, and a closet psychic. < />Mr. Byrd, Emma’s economics professor; rebuts Emma’s forewarning that his life may be in danger and believes she is crazy.< />Rachel, Emma’s twin sister, confidant and pragmatic. < />Jim, Emma’s husband, a well-educated man who prefers blue-collar work. He comes from a family of liars and his psychological problems are exacerbated by a life-threatening illness.< />Allison, Emma’s daughter, a college sophomore, who plans to be a CPA; bookkeeping for Jim’s company puts her dreams in peril.< />J.D., Emma’s son, a high school freshman, an intellectually gifted but sensitive teenager easily manipulated by Jim’s mother, Janice.< />Bee, Emma’s mother, a retired a medical and scientific illustrator, a victim of Janice’s wicked intentions.< />Janice, Jim’s mother, the nemesis out to destroy Emma and her family.< />The story begins in January, 1987. "He's special -- protect him," says the little gray-haired woman, who appears to Emma in a vision when her economics professor enters the classroom. Emma immediately recognizes her as the old lady from child-hood dreams. Strong shivers shake Emma; she is terrified. Who is this little woman? What is she doing here? Why is Emma having a vision? Why is he special? And from what is Emma to protect him?< />The dreams and nightmares about the professor begin to bombard Emma on a nightly basis. They don't make any sense. But somewhere along the way, Emma is told that the little gray-haired lady's name is Margaret. She also knows that a disaster awaits the professor and that many people will die.< />Seeing it as a chance to redeem herself from the foreboding dream she had as a 17-year-old, that lead to the death of 123 Atlantans in the Orly, France plane disaster in June 1962, Emma works with a well-respected psychologist to unravel the mystery of the dreams, and prevent another tragedy in her beloved city of Atlanta.

395 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 21, 2016